The big thing about working "for exposure" is how often even the exposure is a lie -- the work gets exposed, you stay buriedhttps://twitter.com/realsesmith/status/877382961166827521 …
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Replying to @arthur_affect
If working "for exposure" meant anything it would mean putting effort into promoting you, the artist, as a brand outside of their project
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Replying to @arthur_affect
But of course they don't do that, that would usually put them out more than actually paying you would
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The normal deal of "We pay you, and you figuring out how to use us to market yourself is Your Problem" is usually better for everyone
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Replying to @arthur_affect
All of this has always been true but it's especially especially true in the online world where stripping attribution is literally effortless
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Replying to @arthur_affect
In the days of print if someone wanted to steal a photo without talking to the photographer it'd at least take some effort
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I think what gets me abt the "exposure" myth is it's not just a lie about the value of art but of exposure, too
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Exposure isn't an automatic thing that just happens, marketing is real work, defending your credit for your work is a real cost
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At the top level, celebrities and stars fight hard to get real, quantifiable exposure in terms of marketing, it's hotly negotiated
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Getting *yourself* exposure is one of the hardest and most annoying things about going into business for yourself
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For anyone to just casually promise you "exposure" for being in their project is a blatant lie -- in some ways bigger than promising money
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